Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist starts tomorrow! ~ A love note from your online abbess
Dearest monks and artists, With our Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist online retreat starting tomorrow, I offer you these lovely and wise words from Sister Macrina Wiederkehr, who so generously wrote the preface to my book The Artist’s Rule: “When Benedict of Nursia abandoned his studies in Rome, he found his way […]
Pentecost and Holy Surprise ~ A Love Note from your Online Abbess
Dearest monks and artists, “What is serious to men is often very trivial in the sight of God. What in God might appear to us as ‘play’ is perhaps what He Himself takes most seriously. At any rate the Lord plays and diverts Himself in the garden of His creation, and if we could let […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Frank Faine
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Frank Faine’s reflection God’s invitations. There she sat in a bright pink flowered dress, with a beige knit hat, thinning white hair underneath. Pulling over a chair beside her in the day […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Carmen Brown
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Carmen Brown’s reflection on welcoming the Inner Critic. Christine Valters Paintner’s reflections and writings both challenge and soothe me like no other. This emotional juxtaposition often compels me to take the painful […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Michele Chung
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Michele Chung’s reflection, “Always We Begin Again.” I first learned about this phrase “begin again” right here on Abbey of the Arts. It is the best piece of wisdom for a recovering […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Amanda K. Berg
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Amanda K. Berg’s reflection Surrender and Gratitude. “Surrender and Gratitude” – St. Therese Lisieux As the wheels of the plane touched ground in Los Angeles, that place in the deepest part of my […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Johanneke Strydom
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Johanneke Strydom’s reflection “Wasting Time. . .” I have this fear of wasting time… Not to do something worthwhile. Not to be able to show something for my time spent. Not to […]